Featured Cute Little Smelling Salts Bottle in Silvered Case

Found this little thing today-thought it was a perfume bottle,but then found the 1896 catalog page from Lundborg & Co.,New York. It was used for Smelling Salts .The whole thing's 4" tall and in very good shape-ground glass stopper & the plating's solid.Lundborg was in business from 1850-1954 (104 yrs,not bad).

 

Oh dear, oh dear, where are my smelling salts?

 

Ha ! I love it Stracci.
'Lundborg's Smelling Salts-For the young Miss who suffers from occasional bouts of female hysteria & periodic bouts of lycanthropy,a discreet solution for all ailments that may afflict the fairer sex'.
Here's what i'd really love to find-the Louis Rhead poster ! Rhead's style actually combined Art Nouveau & Aesthetic (Eastlake)in his designs.

 

What a great find.

 

That thing is GORGEOUS!

 

ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT! Sorry - didn't mean to yell!

 

I thought lycanthropy had to do with werewolves.

 

Thanks all-Couldn't find many 'Lundborg' bottles online,mostly old ads,ephemera.Interestingly-when i pared my search terms down to the bare bone 'Emerald Bottle',i got mostly 'Smelling Salts'.
Poisons are frequently Cobalt Blue w/ embossed Skull & Crossbones (for the sight impaired,or confusing it for laudanum in the unlit toilet !).
Found it and a 1950's Shakespeare Fishing Reel,Reed & Barton Napkin Ring (Newer-the '1842' line) in a little store hadn't been to in years.Everything was $3 (except this $6 !).
Now naturally-i'll want to drive my butt-off several times a week to peruse this place.
I always get 'antique spinout' nutz when this happens ! But,have too many fun projects at home.
Here's an ad for The Lundborg's amazing 1870's $5,000 Perfume Fountain.

 

Mor-The 'Lycanthropy' mention's just my silly attempt a humor.

 

Oh! Well, in that case bosco...keep trying.

 

Whit-I'd stop if i could ! No more booze or nicotine-but this habit voraciously attacks the feeble-minded.

 

Ya Think?

 

They made numerous scents over the years-1874 Frangipanni,1874 Jockey Club,1874 Night Blooming Cereus,1874 Patchouly, 1876 West End,1876 New Mown Hay (for the discerning farm family).